Benjamin Disraeli

The Ultimate New Year Greeting

Dovid Efune | Posted 11.27.2011

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Dovid Efune

What in truth would be the most meaningful blessing one could impart on a good friend, a significant other, a family member or colleague. What would I wish most for myself?

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Iran's Nuclear Crisis: Why ICC Ratification Could Help Ease Tensions and Avert War

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Sasan Shoamanesh

Increasing sanctions coupled with a record of reliance on aggressive language, inflexible positions and the overhanging threat of war have only served to toughen Iranian resolve.

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America's Mayor in the New York City Sleeper Hold: John Lindsay, In Retrospect

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

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John R. Bohrer

Of course America should love John Lindsay now... again. In an age where Mad Men gets four seasons, he's the Don Draper of New York City mayors.

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Sam Tanenhaus, The Death of Conservatism (Review)

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

Although a masterful writer, Tanenhaus gives his readers disembodied voices plucked from historical context, where the nexus of thought and action, theory and praxis, is either broken or simply ignored.

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Timing the Market

Alan Schram | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alan Schram

According to data by Davis Advisors Funds examining the S&P 500 returns in the 15 years span between 1993 and 2007, the patient investor who remained ...

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Tim Giago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tim Giago

The Bureau of Labor Statistics sent out a press release touting South Dakota as having the lowest unemployment rates in the Nation. This statement qualifies as a lie -- a damned lie.

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